Artemis fresco stolen from Pompeii

18 Mar 2014 1:20 PM |
Anonymous

Artemis fresco stolen from Pompeii

EU commissioner, theft is a disgrace, shameful

18 March, 15:07

ANSAmed) - Naples, March 18 - A portion of a fresco of Apollo and Artemis has been stolen from the world-famous archeological site of Pompeii, Italian dailies reported Tuesday.

Citing an employee at the world's largest open-air museum, newspapers Il Mattino and Il Messaggero said the fresco portion, measuring roughly 20x20 cm, has been missing from the House of Neptune for one week. The missing portion depicted the goddess Artemis, who was seated before her brother Apollo. It was stolen by experts, police say.